NGOs and the Political Empowerment of Poor People in Rural Bangladesh: Cultivating the Habits of Democracy?

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2044-2062

  Kabeer, Naila ^a   Mahmud, Simeen ^b   Isaza Castro, Jairo G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Asia; Bangladesh; Grassroots democracy; Microfinance; NGOs; Social mobilization

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MICROFINANCE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RURAL AREA;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84865386684     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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